in one´s childhood when one was young
As a boy he was a Manchester United fan.
小时候,他是曼联队的球迷。
—— 柯林斯例句Benedict had been a wild boy and a quarrelsome young man.
贝内迪克特小时候野性难驯,年轻时又爱与人争吵。
—— 柯林斯例句As a child she fought with her younger sister.
她小时候会和妹妹打架。
—— 柯林斯例句She was a shy, ugly duckling of a child.
她小时候是个羞怯的丑小鸭。
—— 柯林斯例句He was shy and nervous as a boy, and unhappy at school.
他小时候既害羞又胆怯,在学校过得并不快乐。
—— 柯林斯例句